All our yesterdays

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Originally Posted by myfirstrover

some good pictures there , reminds me of my early spectator years watching the likes of Sandro munari in a Lancia Stratos , what a car , what a noise ! it was like something out of star trek , not to forget the MG Metro 6R4 with Tony Pond , the Audi Quattro with Michelle Mouton , makes todays rally GB look a very poor affair

Too true - the current version is more like an afternoon out in Wales

I must have started a little before you - my early memories of chasing the RAC round the Country include people like Ari Vatanan, Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Mr Cossack - Roger Albert Clark, Russell Brookes and Colin McRae's dad Jimmy.
You're right about the Stratos - you could hear it coming from miles away on a Winter's day in Kielder. Apparently, it was an absolute pig to drive - too short a wheelbase, which meant it swapped ends far too easily.

The nice part is that some of the cars can still be seen - Historic Rallying is a very popular branch of the sport nowadays - see this

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You don't need Xenon projectors when you've got these bolted on



I think there may be the odd scratch on the undertray ..



An early Audi Quattro - before they went all butch and ugly



The Mazda 323 4wd - never really won anything



How did all these folk get the time off work - called in sick perhaps

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by reworht

.... and some more

You don't need Xenon projectors when you've got these bolted on



I think there may be the odd scratch on the undertray ..



An early Audi Quattro - before they went all butch and ugly



The Mazda 323 4wd - never really won anything



How did all these folk get the time off work - called in sick perhaps

Great photos again Rod,
I bet it brings back some wonderful memories when posting them up

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Originally Posted by coolcat

Great photos again Rod,
I bet it brings back some wonderful memories when posting them up

Certainly does Jeff - sleeping in the car in the middle of freezing cold forests (2 sleeping bags, woolly hat & gloves and a drop of Lambs Navy rum) cooking baked beans & sausages (Heinz, both out of the same tin) over a camping stove set up on the floor in front of the passenger's seat, toilet facilities were .... erm ....communal parts of the forest
My son Gary went with me too for about 6 years - no mobile phones, just a CB radio, so it was 4 days of sheer, freezing cold bliss away from civilisation = enjoyed every single minute of it

[Gemsathome]

Please sir, can I have more!!! Lovin the Anglia first off, lovin the Lancia Delta (I'm weird as have owned five in various guises), lovin the clothing and particularly the tache. Paddy Hopkirk, Gordon Spice (he used to own a large motor factors in Staines in the 70s & 80's). Mate of mine used to race pre-74 touring cars and ran an Avenger Tiger,now where's that loft ladder and box of old pics......

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Originally Posted by Gemsathome

Please sir, can I have more!!! Lovin the Anglia first off, lovin the Lancia Delta (I'm weird as have owned five in various guises), lovin the clothing and particularly the tache. Paddy Hopkirk, Gordon Spice (he used to own a large motor factors in Staines in the 70s & 80's). Mate of mine used to race pre-74 touring cars and ran an Avenger Tiger,now where's that loft ladder and box of old pics......

Your wish is my command

A few Vauxhall/Opels







A surprising Skoda



The odd Pug or two



Spectators' overnight car park, Harwood Stage, Kielder Forest. There was so much snow that year we had to push spectator cars INTO the forest

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..... and a few more - please feel free to tell me when to stop

Lancia Delta Integrale



followed by a Celica GT4



Mitsubishi Galant VR4



Ford Escort Cosworth

[fredy hulsmans]

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